Endophytes, both of bacterial and fungal origin, are ubiquitously present in all plants. While
their origin and evolution are enigmatic, there is burgeoning literature on their role in …

Halophytes are a diverse group of plants with tolerance to high salinity. While most of our
crops are glycophytes lacking the genetic makeup for salt tolerance, halophytes are …

Background Halogeton glomeratus (H. glomeratus) is an extreme halophyte that is widely
distributed in arid regions, including foothills, the Gobi desert of northwest China, and the …

Crop productivity strongly depends on several biotic and abiotic factors. Salinity is one of the
most important abiotic factors, besides drought, extreme temperatures, light and metal …

Penicilliopsis clavariiformis AP, a rare salt tolerant fungus reported for the first time from
India was identified through polyphasic taxonomy. Scanning electron microscopy showed …

Salinity is one of the significant stresses that affect all the metabolic and physiological
aspects of all the plants, and on this consistency, some genes are upregulated, and some …

Serendipita indica (formerly Piriformospora indica) is an endophytic fungus that colonizes
plant roots producing a beneficial effect on plant growth and development under optimal and …

Abstract The Dead Sea is one of the most hypersaline habitats on Earth. The fungus
Eurotium rubrum (Eurotiomycetes) is among the few species able to survive there. Here we …

Soil salinization has become a major challenge for sustainable development of global
agriculture. As a result, cultivation of salt-tolerant crop varieties has become a focus of plant …

Salinity stress is among the key challenges for sustainable food production. It is continuously
increasing against the backdrop of constant climate change and anthropogenic practices …